Implement for making checks or furrows



sept. 21 192e. 1,000,710 F. BOOS IMPLEMENT FOR MAKING CHECKS 0R FURROWS Filed May 19, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 WITNESSES ATTORNEY Sept. 21 ,-1926.

, 1,600,710 F. Boos y IMPLEMENT FOR MAKING CHECKS 0R FURROWS Filed May 19, 1925 2 sheets-sheet 2 afm E" Y f UNITE" STATES Patented sept. 21, 192e.

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FRANK Boos, orsANefER, CALIFORNIA.

IMPLEMENT non. MAKING CHECKS on Financiers.l

Application filed Mayv 19, 1925. seriaa No. 31,375.

This invention relates to a farm implement for making checks or furrows, such as are necessary for the proper irrigation of tracts of cultivated land. of vineyards and orchards in aridregions, for example, lit has been customary to run several checks or furrows between two adjacent rows, and these are alternately connected at their. ends Vby cross furrows, so that when the water is turned in, itows the entire lengthof one furrow, back in the next furrow and so on, seeping into the ground during its yiiow until the entire tract is thoroughly watered. The running of these checks orrfurrows by hand, which is the method heretofore usually employed,'neces' sitates a Vgreat amount of labor and expense,

and not, more than two acres can be fur by the driver tofform the furrows in the` de-f sired manner asfast as vthe team canwall,

so that many acres lcan be furrowed in a.,

single Ylday. 'The invention also includes 1 various adjustablel features and other spe-i cific improvements'to facilitate the work,

the construction and advantages of which will be. fully explained in the following detailed description, which is to be read in connection withl the accompanying drawings ilf lustrating one embodiment of the invention. Inithe drawings: o y Figure 1 is a perspectivek view of the 1n-L vention looking from the rear. j l

Figure 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectiony thereof, taken on the line 2-,2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a detail sectional view taken Y on the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

.Figure 4l is adetail sectional View of the. means for supporting the scraper or shovel. The inventionin the embodnnent shown3 inthe drawings is .mounted on-an axle 5,

which ,is supportedby wheels 6, and has:

means connected therewith for drawing the implement over.V the ground. 'This means, as illustrated, comprises shafts 7, which are connected by a crossbar 8 havinga. clevisy 9 mounted centrally thereof4 for attaching awhippletreg.. y n

.Apair of sleeves 10 are secured tothe axle In the cultivation -I other side of the frame.r

latch 26 may be easily actuated `to release 5, and journaled thereon are a pair of connecting members formedwith' rearwardly projecting ears 11, between which are pivoted the forward ends of.- draw bars 12. The

rear` ends of the kbars 12 are bent'downwardly,.'as at 13, and terminate in spindles 141 adapted to support brackets 15, which are secured to the rear face of the shovel'or scraper blade 16.' The bars 12,'intermediate their ends, normally `rest upon a vtransverse rail 17, each end of which is supported by a boltlS, or the like. from the rear endof a lever 19. Each'of these leverswis intermediately pivoted to a bracket 20, which is Y 7,'and are braced attheir upper and lower* 75 A handle 25'is secured to and' extends up-f.

`wardly from the shovel 16 for manipulaty endsbytruss rods 23 and 24, respectively.v

ing the latter as the implement is drawn forwardly between the rows., Afzlatch 26 is v prvotally mounted near each end of the rail 17, andV is normally projected upwardly by sov means of acoi'led spring 27 connectedto a .1

linger 28, which 'projects .downwardlyfrom the latch. In `this position, one rod or the yother isrlatched near the sideV of the implement frame, Vwhile the l,implement is drawn from one lend of the'rowto theothen' In returningthe shovel may be shifted to the Y In order that the the bar 12, a finger 2911s formed thereon which is bent upwardly and outwardly, and

.when the shovel 16 is lifted out of the furrow, this linger 29 is adapted to engage a stop finger 30 secured tothe guide plates'l 21 Vnear the upper end thereof, thereby rocking the latch downwardly about .its pivot f.

until the bar 12 is released. Y v

I 16 may be easily Amanipulated, it Vis preferred toprovide In order that the shovel means for partially or wholly counter-balancing its' weight. In the construction herein shown, this counterbalance is in the form of a weight 31, secured-at or near the end of an arm 30, which extends rearwardly from a rock shaft33 mounted in' brackets V311 secured to the cross bar 8. The end por-y tions ofthe rockY shaft are bent rearwardly,

as at 35, and terminate in outturned ends 36, which projectl into slots 37 formed in the frontend portions of the levers 19. The weight 31, therefore, has a tendency to rock the levers 19 to lift the rail 17 and the bars 12, at the rear ends of which the shovel is carried.V

Theupper portion of eachof the brackets is preferably formed with an elongated slot 38, so as to permit a: limited rockingl movement of the shovel 16. vlVhen the furrow is being4 formed, the handle 25 is moved'- rearwardly and downwardly to the depth desired, the. bars 12 rest-ing on thefrail 17. At the end of the'furrrow the shovelis lifted, this operationbeing aidedrby the counterbalante 31', and the shovel is also broughtl forwardly in order to clear the dirt therefrom. lf it is desired then to` shift the shoiveltoythe other side of the frame, itis lifted high: enough sofr that the finger 29 is engaged by the stop finger SOto release 4the latch 26. from the supportingI bar112.l y

From the foregoing description, it 'will be seeni that the'invention lmay be usedfor running' furrowsas fastI as the team canv moveV forwardly. rIheA shovel 16 can; beY

manipulated, as desired, without the"- slightestpause. f

While the'V invention isi particularly de'-y signed? for forming checks orfurrows.l for irrigatingpurposes, itI is apparent-.thatimany features of theinventionmaybeJ-used for othen purposes. It is also apparent' that L many modilicationsmaybe made in the de- V tailsof construction without sacrificing' any materiali feature of the invention';=. lt' is `my purpose,l therefore, to include all Vsuch)y modiiications within the'scopevof` theclaims':` Y lVhatis claime'disc 1i In an .implementv of the 'class described;

the zcombination' of afframefa pair of.: arms mounted -to swing laterally and verticallywith respect to saidA frame,a transversely disposed` shovel carried by thefree ends' of? saidi arms, an outwardly facinge abutment ateaoh side of the frame against-which the corresponding arm engages to retain the blade approximately at the' limit of itslateralmovement.'

2. Insan implement of the' class described, thecombination offa frame, a transverselydisposed i shovel blade mounted tof swing laterally of said'l frame by afparallel motion,

means including a lat-ch forretaining the blade at' either side offtheframe, an'dvmeans engage-able with the latch to release the blade when thelatter is raised a predeter' mined distance topermit said blade to be swung to the other side offthe frame.

3. In-an implement ofthe classdescribed,

.the combination of a frame,`a'transversely disposed shovell'blade mounted' to swing laterally and also vertically with' respect to said frame, latching means for retainingfthe blad-e at either side of the frame, and a counterbalance tending to lswing the blade upwardly.

In an implement of the class described, V 'Y the combination of a frame, a. transversely disposed shovel blade mounted to swing laterally" or vertically by a parallel motion, latching means forA retaining the blade at either side ofthe frame, means engageable with the latchingsmeans to release the blade when the latter is raised a predetermined distance topermit said bladetobe swung tofthe'other side ofthe'fr'ame, anda counter- Y balance tending. to swing the blade upwardly. Y o

5. In an implement of theclassl described,v the combination ofal` frame,1 a pair ofv parallel/arms pivoted attheirforward ends to swing laterally, at transversely.L disposed shovel blade supportedatlthe rear ends ofthe arms so asy tolhave a= limited rocking move ment forwardly and backwardly thereon;v

and means for latchingl said arms to` retainf the blade at either sideof the'frame.

6.` In an implement of theolass described,

7. v In angimplement-.lofi the f class! desr'zribed,v Y the' combination o'fl av frame,aipairroffp'ar-al lel alims Supported al? their forwardends.

to'y swing laterally and also vertically; af

transversely disposedi rail 0111 which1 the inl termediater portions-.ofsaid arms are: sup-v ported, a pair of levers supporting'-said`rails;

a shovel blade supported at1 the rearL ends of said arms,` and means acting on saidi levers to press the rail upwardlyY an'dtend ing to lift the groundlv 8. In an implement of thelclas'sidescribed, the combinationof a frame, a-pair 'ofparallel arms pivoted at their' forwardV endsto swing` laterally, a transversely 'disposedr rail on which thel intermediate portionsof said! arms normally rest, a shoveli blade supported at the rear ends ofthe arms,- latches pivoted to'said rail' and engageable with the respective armsto retainth'e'shovel shovelz blade. out ofy the either side of Vthe frame; andmeans' engageable with the latches to release the" blade when the latter is raised' vav predetermined distance to permit said b'lade'to be/swun'gf to the other side ofthe frame; y

9. In an'implement of the elass'ldes'eribed, the'combinationbf a frame, a pair ofparallel arms supported? at their forward ends to swing laterally and also vertically, a trans` 30 versely disposed rail onwhichV the intermediate portions of saidarms are supported,

a pair of levers supporting saidV rail, a shovel blade supported at the rear ends of said arms, means acting on said levers to said blade to be swung to the other side of the frame. s

l0. In an implement of the class described, the combination of a frame, a pair of parallel arms supported at their forward ends to swing laterally and also vertically, a translversely disposed rail on which the intermedi- .ate portions of said arms are supported, a

pair of levers intermediately fulerumed and supporting said rail, each of said levers having a slot near one end, a rook shaft having arms projecting into said slots and also having an arm with a weight attached thereto, said weight acting as a counterbalance for the rail and shovel blade, and latchmeans engageable with ,said-1 parallel d arms to retain the shovel blade at either side of the frame.

, 1l. In an implement of the class described, the combination of a frame, a'pair of parallel arms supported at their forward ends to swineP laterally and also vertically, a transverse y disposed rail on which the intermediate portions of said arms are supported, a pair of levers intermediately fulcrumed and su ortinO said rail each of saidlevershavb k 7 v ing a slot near oneend, a rock shaft having arms projecting into said slotsv and also having an arm with a weight attached there-V to, said `weight acting as acounterbalance for the rail and shovel blade, latching means yengageable with said parallel arms to retain the shovel blade at either side of the frame, and means engageable with 'the latches to release the blade when the latter is raised a predetermined distance to permit said blade to be swung to the other side of the frame. v

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my own, I'have hereto afxed my signa-V ture. v

ERANK BOOS. 

